Three displaced by Naples apartment fire

At least three people were displaced during a fire in an apartment at the Naples Bath and Tennis Club early Wednesday morning.

According to the North Naples Fire Department, the fire started on the top floor of the building in a vacant unit where they believe a resident lives seasonally.

Mary Amador and her
14-year-old daughter can't bear to walk more than a few feet inside their
home.

"I broke down and started
crying I couldn't even go in there," she said. "Everything is destroyed the
roof is all in, there's water everywhere, there's nothing, there's nothing."

Crews were dispatched around 1:30 a.m. and worked for over an hour to extinguish the fire before it spread to other units.

Three of the units were badly damaged by fire. The residents were able to make it out quickly but will not be able to return to their units.

"I was expecting everything
just complete loss. It could have been a lot worse," said Steven Arnold, who was also displaced by the fire.

The fire caused visible damage to the building as well as smoke and water damage to all nine units inside the building.

The Red Cross is assisting one of the displaced residents while the other will stay with family.

The state fire marshal and fire inspectors are on scene to determine a cause.

Battalion Chief Marvin Steffen says the fire is very similar to a fire at the same apartment complex that occurred in May.

"There's a lot of
speculation. What is the issue and is there an issue, I don't know. We'll
find out as time goes on and the cause of origin is determined," said Michael Swanson, with North Naples Fire.

That fire made all nine apartments in the building unlivable leaving 15-20 residents displaced.

The cause of that fire was later determined to be due to an electrical malfunction.

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